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Sara MacSorley, director of the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center, was invited to be a guest on iCRV radio’s “Feel Good Friday” segment in mid November. “Feel Good Friday” celebrates “good people doing good work” in the Connecticut River Valley. MacSorley was joined by the Director of the Community Foundation of Middlesex County, Cynthia Clegg, and local artist Jill Bulter.

Bulter got connected to the Community Foundation through their Fund for Girls and ended up creating her own fund, the York Butler Fund, to support programs for kids that used the arts. Two years ago, Green Street TLC received the first ever York Butler Fund grant to support scholarships for the kids taking arts classes in the Discovery AfterSchool program.

The radio program focused on the value of the arts, the importance of community engagement, and the power of making connections between organizations, programs and people. Connections brought MacSorley, Clegg and Bulter together and in the end, it helped support children in Middletown.

Jennifer Collingwood, administrative assistant for the Center for Global Studies, received a Cardinal Achievement Award for her efforts in demonstrating extraordinary initiative in performing a specific task associated with her work at Wesleyan University.

This special honor comes with a $250 award and reflects the university’s gratitude for her efforts.

Laura Patey (photo by John Noltner for “A Peace of My Mind: American Stories”)

Laura Patey, associate dean for student academic resources, was featured in the newest book of the series, A Peace of My Mind: American Stories, by award-winning photographer and author, John Noltner. In his book, Noltner drove 40,000 miles across the country to ask people the simple question, “What does peace mean to you?” This resulted in the stories of “58 people from diverse backgrounds, who share stories of hope, redemption, and forgiveness, paired with compelling color portraits.”

Patey’s personal story highlights the peace she has finally found with embracing her own identity, with a focus on her experience adopting her sons out of foster care and how her experience of not fitting in when she was younger made her into an advocate for the marginalized in society. She also spoke of her challenges of coming out and being accepted. In the end, she has found peace now that she realizes “it’s not about having people tolerate or accept you, it’s about embracing your identity.”

An excerpt of Dean Patey’s story, along with her full audio interview was published on the website for the Peace of My Mind Project. Moreover, her story was highlighted in one of Noltner’s blog posts as a tool he was able to use to connect with a young student who was having her own trouble and felt isolated dealing with the reality of her own similar family situation.

The Office of Human Resources hosted its annual Employee Service Recognition Luncheon Oct. 18 in Beckham Hall. All employees who are celebrating their 20th, 25th, 30th and 35th year working at Wesleyan were honored at the lunch by President Michael Roth. The event concluded with a celebratory cake-cutting and a Wesleyan and world trivia game.

The following employees received Cardinal Achievement Awards during the month of August for their efforts in demonstrating extraordinary initiative in performing a specific task associated with their work at Wesleyan University. This special honor comes with a $250 award and reflects the university’s gratitude for their extra efforts:

On June 1, the Office of Human Resources hosted an Ice Cream Social for faculty, staff and employed students to provide an opportunity for employees to mingle and celebrate the end of spring semester. As part of the day’s activities, employees were invited to create a tie-dye t-shirt.

On Aug. 10, Human Resources invited the tie-dye shirt makers to gather at Usdan’s Huss Courtyard for a brief meeting and photo opportunity.

“We thought this would be a fun way for employees to show off their ‘art work’ to the Wesleyan community,” said Julia Hicks, co-director of Human Resources. “It’s a very colorful day!”

The following employees received Cardinal Achievement Awards in April, May and June for their efforts in demonstrating extraordinary initiative in performing a specific task associated with their work at Wesleyan University.

This special honor comes with a $250 award and reflects the university’s gratitude for their extra efforts:

The Office of Human Resources announces the following new hires, transitions and departures for June 2016:

Newly hired
Andrew Lieberman ’13 was hired as a football intern for the Department of Physical Education on June 1.
Rosemary Lennox was hired as a program manager for Center for the Arts Initiatives on June 2.
Mike Divirgilio was hired as a boiler tender in Physical Plant on June 6.
Shannon Skubel was hired as an office assistant in the President’s Office on June 14.
Cordel High was hired as a football intern for the Department of Physical Education on June 15.
Mike Rosalie was hired as a project manager in Construction Services on June 27.

Transitions
Teshia Levy-Grant ’00 was hired as interim dean for equity and inclusion on June 1.

The Office of Human Resources announces the following hires and departures for May 2016:

Newly hired
Zijia Guo was hired as prospect research analyst in University Relations on May 2
Philip Huntington was hired as electrician in Physical Plant on May 2
Noah Barth was hired as program manager in the Center for Prison Education on May 4
Amber Jones ’09 was hired as psychotherapist in the Counseling Center on May 9
Diane Widger was hired as Peoplesoft analyst programmer on May 18
Scott Shea was hired as assistant director of Wesleyan events and conferences on May 31

The following employees received Cardinal Achievement Awards during the last few months for their efforts in demonstrating extraordinary initiative in performing a specific task associated with their work at Wesleyan University.

This special honor comes with a $250 award and reflects the university’s gratitude for their extra efforts:

The Office of Human Resources reported the following new hires, transitions and departures for the month of February 2016:

Newly hired
Laura Paul was hired as interim director, Center of the Arts on Feb. 1
Robert Perdo was hired as plumber in Physical Plant on Feb. 1
Marla Zubel was hired as acquisitions editor at Wesleyan University Press on Feb. 1
Kelly Miller was hired as dispatcher in Public Safety on Feb. 6

Transitions
Amy Bello was hired as administrative assistant in AFAM-CAAS/Mellon Mays on Feb. 1
Mary-Ann Matthews was hired as officer in Public Safety on Feb.15